The Federal Investigation Authority on Thursday issued the Red Book containing names of the most wanted human smugglers. The 12th Red Book has been released to curb the menace of human smuggling in the country. The Red Book includes the names of 156 high-profile human smugglers and several cases are registered against these human smugglers in FIA human trafficking circles. Furthermore, 20 human traffickers are wanted to FIA in Lahore zone, 71 in Faisalabad zone, and 34 in Islamabad zone, whereas, two human smugglers are wanted in Balochistan and KP zones each. Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency anti-human smuggling cell arrested another smuggler from Gujranwala.
The FIA also arrested four human smugglers in Gujranwala. Accused Rizwan Shah was involved in human smuggling and violence over the affected persons, a FIA spokesman has said. “He was also involved in illegal detention of his victims in Iraq,” spokesperson said. “Accused Rizwan was used to kidnap his victims and demand more money from their families,” FIA stated. “There were viral videos of torture to his victims on social media,” spokesman said. “FIA has been conducting raids for last seven days to arrest him.
